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Queen Anne's County Public Schools

Queen Anne's County Public Schools spends $18,689 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Maryland districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Queen Anne's County Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$86,435
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$18,689
Per-pupil spending
7,387
Students enrolled
57th
Pct. in MD
$86,435

Queen Anne's County Public Schools spends $18,689 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Maryland districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $86,435, above the national average of $70,245, serving 7,387 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower per-pupil spending: Queen Anne's County Public Schools spends $18,689 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Maryland districts with a reliable figure.
  • 57th percentile for Maryland
  • 81st percentile nationally
  • 38% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Maryland ranks #10 of 49 on the salary estimate and #15 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Queen Anne's County Public Schools ranks #10 of 23 Maryland districts by estimated teacher salary and #17 of 23 by per-pupil spending. Calvert County Public Schools pay #1 at $96,902 is not Kent County Public Schools spending #1 at $26,560 per pupil
  • +18.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Maryland median

Among 24 Maryland districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Queen Anne's County Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 13.3% into vocational programs , 10.7 points above the state median of 2.6%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Maryland peer.

Program Queen Anne's MD median Gap
Regular program 65.6% 70.4% -4.8 pp
Special education 6.0% 15.1% -9.1 pp
Vocational programs 13.3% 2.6% +10.7 pp
Other programs 15.1% 10.1% +5.0 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 24 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2400540 · FY2023.

LEAID 2400540 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Queen Anne's F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P57 in state RANK-NAT-MID P81 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-MID 7,387 students INSTR-MID 38% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Carroll FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $86,435 estimated average teacher salary · P57 in Maryland · P81 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Carroll ($1,947est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Queen Anne's

Salary neighbourhood · Queen Anne's

Queen Anne's sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Queen Anne's

Queen Anne's County Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$86,435 Top 19% higher than 81% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. This district $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Maryland prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$86,435.115

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Maryland price level
104.6 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$82,632

-4% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Maryland run above the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. Comparing it with a district in a cheaper state without this adjustment overstates its relative value.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Maryland compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Queen Anne's County Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Queen Anne's County Public Schools

Queen Anne's County Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Maryland, serving 7,387 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,689. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $86,435, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2400540 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Maryland statewide average of $84,383, teacher pay in Queen Anne's County Public Schools runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (23.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maryland, it pays more than 57% of them. Maryland itself ranks #10 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Queen Anne's County Public Schools reports $138.1M in total expenditure against $139.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 38% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $29.7M, special-education teacher pay is $2.7M.

How does Queen Anne's County Public Schools compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Maryland average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Queen Anne's County Public Schools $86,435
Montgomery County Public Schools $80,717
Maryland avg $84,383
National avg $70,245

Queen Anne's County Public Schools pays +7.1% more than Montgomery County Public Schools · per-pupil $18,689 vs $22,879

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Maryland districts

On pay, Queen Anne's County Public Schools sits closest to Carroll County Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Caroline County Public Schools. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Carroll County Public Schools
  2. Wicomico County Public Schools
  3. Dorchester County Public Schools
  4. St. Mary's County Public Schools
  5. Worcester County Public Schools
  6. Washington County Public Schools
  7. Garrett County Public Schools
  8. Caroline County Public Schools
  9. Cecil County Public Schools
  10. Charles County Public Schools
  11. Talbot County Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Caroline County Public Schools
  2. Charles County Public Schools
  3. St. Mary's County Public Schools
  4. Washington County Public Schools
  5. Cecil County Public Schools
  6. Carroll County Public Schools
  7. Talbot County Public Schools
  8. Calvert County Public Schools
  9. Garrett County Public Schools
  10. Dorchester County Public Schools
  11. Wicomico County Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like Queen Anne's

Two out-of-state peer sets for Queen Anne's County Public Schools: closest on enrollment (7,387 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($86,435 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$139.8M
Total Revenue
$138.1M
Total Expenditure
$52.9M
Instruction Salaries
38% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$29.7M
Regular Program
$2.7M
Special Education
$6.0M
Vocational
$6.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Queen Anne's County Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Maryland Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Maryland districts belongs to Calvert County Public Schools at $96,902. Queen Anne's County Public Schools places 10 of 24 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because Maryland prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Oregon and Connecticut are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other Maryland Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Maryland sample (including Queen Anne's). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Frederick County Public Schools
$92,759
46,899 students
Howard County Public Schools
$90,857
57,676 students
Baltimore City Public Schools
$80,352
75,995 students
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
$90,873
84,452 students
Baltimore County Public Schools
$93,213
111,082 students
Prince George's County Public Schools
$88,440
131,133 students

This is a sample of 6 from 22 Maryland districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Queen Anne's County Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Queen Anne's County Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Queen Anne's County Public Schools is $86,435 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Queen Anne's County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Maryland average?

Queen Anne's County Public Schools pays 2.4% more than the Maryland state average of $84,383. The district's average is $86,435.

How does Queen Anne's County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Queen Anne's County Public Schools pays 23.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $86,435.

What is the per-pupil spending in Queen Anne's County Public Schools?

Queen Anne's County Public Schools spends approximately $18,689 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Queen Anne's County Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 38% of Queen Anne's County Public Schools's total expenditure of $138.1M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Queen Anne's County Public Schools's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.